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A soccer match or table tennis tournament involving Jewish and Arab children surely won’t solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Tami Hay thinks peace has to start somewhere, so why not with sports?

Tom Peled and his teammates taking part in Bike for the Fight are spinning their wheels at local stops as the Israeli group targets the mid-Atlantic states for its charitable mission to raise funds and awareness in the ongoing battle against cancer.

Last year, first baseman Nate Freiman was playing for Israel in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers. This year, he’s a rookie in the big leagues, trying to help the Oakland Athletics make the playoffs.